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"We did research and it was relatively proprietary research, to be honest with you," CBS president Sean McManus said during the NFL's annual media day last month. "But I think if you look at some of the reasons why NFL viewership was down last year, that is a reason that's mentioned by a fair amount of viewers. It is something they don't find attractive or they find don't compelling in coverage of the football game. How big a factor it was? I don't really know. But it was one of the factors that I think perhaps led to the slight decrease in ratings last year."